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Intracranial pressure

Part one: Historical overview and basic concepts

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  1. Department of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    Peter J. D. Andrews

  2. Neurorianimazione, Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione , Nuovo Ospedale San Gerardo, Via Donizetti 106, 20052, Monza, Italy

    Giuseppe Citerio

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Andrews, P.J.D., Citerio, G. Intracranial pressure. Intensive Care Med 30, 1730–1733 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2376-4

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